So, when winter arrives and the poop on the lawn is nice and cold, Darlene and Lenny have a field day.

I have read ALL about WHY and WHAT TO DO. But, nothing has really worked for me. I have a large backyard and even though I basically FOLLOW them around and scoop the poop, I miss some. Especially when they go out late at night.

So now, I am thinking of buying that powder that you give to the pooping dogs and the poop-eating dogs get turned off from the new scent.

My concern is ...is it a bad chemical compound of some sort for the dog that gets it added to their food?

I won't give it to Harleybird, as he has stomach issues, but no one ever wants to eat his presents left on the lawn.

I've never used it because my guys thankfully don't have that issue, but while working at vets' offices, I'd heard from more than a few people that the powders like Forbid don't help. However, I have heard that meat tenderizer sprinkled on the dogs' food does work -- it's supposed to make their poo taste bitter. (Not sure I want to know how anyone discovered the poo tastes bitter. )

Never make someone a priority in your life when that someone treats you like an option.

I wish I had some advice.Sidney does this as soon as it gets cold out. Luckily if I'm paying attention and call to her before she starts, she will leave it.... but it only works if I'm on my game. In the morning I don't pay as close attention.

iluvk9 wrote:From everything I have read, if it is your dog that is the "poopee" and you know you feed them well and they are healthy, it is really only the "gross factor" for you towards the "poop eater".

I am going to get "Forbid" and try that out. I will report back ASAP!

Definitely let us know! We sell it at work... not sure if it works. I looked it up online, some reviews are good, some reviews are bad.

I like to try natural remedies first; if they don't work, then I go to the chemicals.

I've heard that apple cider vinegar-- the unfiltered (unpasteurized?) kind that still has some active bits in it-- added to food can help. I think this has to do with affecting the ph level. I've also heard that adding a pro/pre biotic or digestive enzymes to their food can help quell the urge to splurge. I don't like using Fortiflora for long periods (it's expensive and full of crappy stuff). We've switched to In Clover's digestive enzymes for other reasons and it seems to be tolerated by all. I give it to my pups to keep everything solid and to help with bad breath, though come to think of it, there's been a lot less time spent at the snack bar (cat box) lately. That may very well have something to do with it.

Who knows. Nasty beasts.

"In these bodies, we will live; in these bodies we will die.Where you invest your love, you invest your life." --Marcus Mumford

With Beaumont and Alfred I tried meat tenderizer, pineapple, Forbid, probiotics, apple cider vinegar and swinging a dead cat by it's tail at midnight. Nothing worked other than keeping them away from it. I ended up utilizing a tether. I was able to keep the tether area cleaned up no problem so they lost free run of the yard because of their nasty habits.

~Jeanine

You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.